2. Prelude “Prelude and Fugue No. 1, in C major”
from 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87
by Dmitri Shostakovich

3. Call to Worship

4. *Processional
NCH #1
Immortal, Invisible,
God Only Wise

5. Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
in light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
Most blessed, most glorious,
the Ancient of Days,
almighty, victorious,
your great name we praise.
Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,
Not wanting, not wasting, but ruling in might;
Your justice like mountains high soaring above,
your clouds which are fountains of goodness
and love.

6. Your life is lifegiving – to both great and small;
In all life you’re living, the true life of all;
We blossom and flourish
as leaves and as flowers,
then wither and perish –
but naught dims your powers.
So perfect your glory, so brilliant your light,
your angels adore you , all veiling their sight;
All praise we now render as your angels do:
in awe at the splendor of light hiding you.

7. *Unison Prayer

8. God, Amazing God…
you send us out into the world
full with your Holy Spirit.
Send that Spirit now,
as we enter these days of Lent.
Nourish us with your grace
and deliverance from those things
that distract us from others.
Forgive us when we miss the needs of others
or forget your presence in our lives, assuring us that we need not be afraid. Ever.

9. Please be seated and
observe a moment
of silence…

10. Assurance of Pardon

11. Passing of the Peace

12. Gospel Reading
Matthew 4:1-11

13. Children’s Message

14. A Prayer of Saint Patrick
Musical Praise
A Prayer of Saint Patrick
By John Rutter

15. Sermon

16. Beneath the Cross of Jesus
*Hymn NCH #190
Beneath the Cross of Jesus

17. Beneath the cross of Jesus
I gladly take my stand,
the shadow of a mighty rock
within a weary land;
A home within the wilderness,
a rest upon the way,
from the burning of the noontide heat,
and the burden of the day.

18. Upon that cross of Jesus
within my mind I see
the very dying form of One
who suffered there for me;
And from my grieving heart
with tears two wonders I confess –
the wonders of Christ's glorious love and my unworthiness.

19. I take, O cross, your shadow
for my abiding place;
I ask no other sunshine
than the sunshine of Christ's face;
Content to let the world go by,
to know no gain or loss,
my sinful self my only shame,
my glory all the cross.

20. Please be seated

21. Prayer for Others
and Ourselves

22. The Lord’s Prayer: The Prayer
of Jesus

23. Invitation to Give
and Offertory

24. glad praises we sing. Amen.
*Doxology
We praise thee, O God,
our Redeemer, Creator;
in grateful devotion
our tribute we bring.
We lay it before thee,
we come and adore thee,
We bless thy holy name,
glad praises we sing. Amen.

25. Invitation to the Table

26. Church Covenant
In response to God’s love,
we covenant with each other…
…to be faithful to the demands and
inspiration of the eternal spirit,
revealed in the event of Jesus Christ;
...to accept and respect each other with
love and concern in our worship
and witness;

27. …to reach out with the courage
of our convictions
In the cause of justice, liberation
and equality for all;
In this, we covenant to keep
the ultimate promise;
“I care, I am with you.”

28. Sharing of the Elements

29. Communion Responses
The Bread of Life
The Cup of Blessing

30. Please take a piece of bread and move to the cups. Dip your bread and
consume it immediately.
The cups with ribbons contain wine.
The cups without ribbons
contain grape juice.

31. Prayer of Thanksgiving:
In your bulletin…

32. Benediction
and Sending Forth

33. *Hymn NCH #473
Blessed Assurance

34. Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
born of the Spirit, washed in Christ’s blood.
Refrain:
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long;
praising my Savior all the day long.

35. Perfect submission, perfect delight!
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
Angels descending, bring from above
echoes of mercy, whispers of love.
Refrain:
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long;
praising my Savior all the day long.

36. Perfect submission, all is at rest,
I in my Savior am happy and blessed;
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with God’s goodness,
lost in Christ’s love.
Refrain:
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long;

37. Please be seated

38. Spirit of the Living God
Choral Blessing
Spirit of the Living God

39. Postlude
A Closing Prayer
by Don Besig

40. The time has come, O Lord,
for us to leave this place.
Guide us and protect us,
and lead us in Thy grace.
Wherever life may take us,
as we go our separate ways,
Help us share with others
the things we’ve shared today.

41. May the peace of God, Creator,
and the love of Christ, God’s son,
guide us in the days ahead
and strengthen us, each one.
May the blessings of the spirit
fill us from within.
God bless us and return us
to this fellowship once again.
A-men, a-men, a-men,
a-men, a-men.